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#0094 Day 392
December 15, 2003 |
Just a couple days left, and it's starting to feel like it's really over....
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#0093 Day 388
December 11, 2003 |
Vindication! After a year of diligent pursuit of the truth about carnivorous moose....
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#0092 Day 379
December 2, 2003 |
Cold. Damn cold. But I'm counting the days, which helps....
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#0091 Day 378
December 1, 2003 |
November is over, and I've written a novel! I'm a winner!
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#0090 Day 374
November 27, 2003 |
The lack of snow last year is being counterbalanced by a plentitude this year....
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#0089 Day 350
November 3, 2003 |
Hey, November is National Novel Writing Month! You know what that means!
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#0088 Day 334
October 18, 2003 |
It's Alaska Day! Here's what they're doing in Anchorage to celebrate: Nothing....
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#0087 Day 331
October 15, 2003 |
Today, I got The Call....
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#0086 Day 329
October 13, 2003 |
I went to Portland, I came back, and it was COLD....
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#0085 Day 319
October 3, 2003 |
It's been raining. Not the gentle, innocuous drizzle so often found in the Northwest, but a no-nonsense, economy-sized cold rain....
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#0084 Day 312
September 26, 2003 |
It's been almost two weeks since the end of the contract was announced, but I still don't know exactly what it will mean to me....
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#0083 Day 269
August 14, 2003 |
I did it! I finally went to the Fly By Night Club! "The what?" you may ask....
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#0082 Day 302
September 16, 2003 |
Just as I was mentally preparing to wind down my work here and head home, it happened....
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#0081 Day 278
August 21, 2003 |
I knew it was imperative that I go to the Alaska State Fair when I realized that my birthday, May 25th, is shared by Jeanne Crain....
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#0080 Day 252
Jul7 28, 2003 |
My picture appeared in the Anchorage Daily News again today....
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#0079 Day 209
June 15, 2003 |
Stan and I HAD to go to the Anchorage Renaissance Faire....
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#0078 Day 258
August 3, 2003 |
I was in tremendous pain when I went to the Hospital Monday morning. (A Hospital? What is it?...)
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#0077 Day 243
July 19, 2003 |
It's rare that I have TWO interesting events happen in the same day, but today I did!
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#0076 Day 243
July 19, 2003 |
I had a very Alaskan encounter during my morning walk....
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#0075 Day 225
June 30, 2003 |
When one lives in Alaska, one must go fishing. I think it's a law....
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#0074 Day 200
June 6, 2003 |
Day 200! I feel I should do something to mark the event, but it's raining and cold, so I'll postpone the festivities....
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#0073 Day 198
June 4, 2003 |
I was going to tell you about a tedious part of my job, a simple process I've repeated over a thousand times at a rate of about fifty times a day, but I'm not allowed....
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#0072 Day 196
June 2, 2003 |
I don't mean to obsess about transportation, but lately my thoughts have been very car-oriented....
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#0071 Day 193
May 30, 2003 |
Even though this was a short week, I'm exhausted....
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#0070 Day 190
May 27, 2003 |
I'm back! Over the Memorial Day weekend, I spent 87 grand, wonderful hours in Portland....
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#0069 Day 183
May 20, 2003 |
Although recent events have strengthened my claim of being "Only A Little Less Reliable Than the New York Times"....
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#0068 Day 181
May 18, 2003 |
On Friday afternoon, Stan asked "Do you want to go to Soldotna this weekend?"
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#0067 Day 168
May 5, 2003 |
Cinco De Mayo came and went with little fanfare....
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#0066 Day 167
May 4, 2003 |
My log's been quiet lately, not because nothing's happening, but because I've been writing movies....
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#0065 Day 157
April 24, 2003 |
In preparation for the May 1st deadline, I had the snow tires taken off my car....
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#0064 Day 156
April 23, 2003 |
Today I saw Alaska license plate "CGJ 750". Most of you may be thinking "Well, BFD 000!"
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#0063 Day 155
April 22, 2003 |
I saw a moose during my morning commute, and I wasn't going to make a big deal about it.
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#0062 Day 152
April 19, 2003 |
Today is notable because it is the first day I've been outside here WITHOUT A COAT.
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#0061 Day 148
April 15, 2003 |
I opened the door to head for work, and the parking area was white with snow....
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#0060 Day 146
April 13, 2003 |
When one thinks of Alaskan culture, images of fur trapping, dog-sled racing, and drinking come to mind....
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#0059 Day 145
April 12, 2003 |
I just had to go to the "Intuitive Arts Festival!"
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#0058 Day 141
April 8, 2003 |
Today I go to my first Pilates class....
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#0057 Day 134
April 1, 2003 |
I have stumbled onto one of the best-kept Alaskan secrets: Seward's Day....
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#0056 Day 128
March 26, 2003 |
I had lunch with a moose! Well, he probably didn't think so....
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#0055 Day 125
March 23, 2003 |
You may have noticed that I like movies. I like watching movies and reviewing movies and talking about the movie-making industry. ...
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#0054 Day 122
March 20, 2003 |
It's Spring! We celebrated the final night of Winter with a light layer of snow, the first in several weeks...
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#0053 Day 117
March 15, 2003 |
Well, actually, it was a bear in a bear suit. I don't know why. I'm still not giving him cigarettes.
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#0052 Day 116
March 14, 2003 |
Turns out it's a guy in a bear suit. I saw the zipper.
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#0051 Day 115
March 13, 2003 |
The cold and wind from the weekend persist. We've finally hit sub-zero temperatures this winter...
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#0050 Day 111
March 9, 2003 |
This was a very quiet week. It took me until Wednesday to feel like I was catching up on sleep....
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#0049 Day 105
March 3, 2003 |
I'm exhausted. I got home at 1:30 last night, after a whirlwind trip to Portland and the Oregon Coast....
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#0048 Day 100
February 26, 2003 |
Today marks 100 days since I arrived in Anchorage. It seems appropriate to review....
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#0047 Day 93
February 19, 2003 |
I don't swear very much. Not because I'm prudish about it. It's not like I flinch whenever someone says....
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#0046 Day 91
February 17, 2003 |
I didn't know if President's Day was a company holiday. ....
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#0045 Day 89
February 15, 2003 |
Below is a picture of the 2003 Fur Rondy Parade.....
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#0044 Day 88
February 14, 2003 |
Hey, I'm in the paper! Okay, just the "Anchorage Daily News"....
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#0043 Day 83
February 9, 2003 |
People often ask me "So, Evan, you've been single for a while, have you been dating anyone?"
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#0042 Day 83
February 9, 2003 |
Stan and I drove to a ski resort to not ski. That's not as Zen as it sounds....
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#0041 Day 81
February 7, 2003 |
On the first Friday of every month, Anchorage has the logically-named "First Friday" Art event....
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#0040 Day 79
February 5, 2003 |
What do you get when you put a bunch of Alaskan technical professionals in a room together?
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#0039 Day 75
February 1, 2003 |
This morning the space shuttle Columbia broke up as it descended through the atmosphere....
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#0038 Day 72
January 29, 2003 |
From my Eat/Work/TV/Sleep lifestyle, I can't talk about the interesting parts of work and I won't drone on about the boring bits...
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#0037 Day 69
January 26, 2003 |
Today, I saw "The Foreigner." No, not the recent Steven Seagal movie...
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#0036 Day 66
January 23, 2003 |
Okay, I get a lot of comments like "Ha ha! That Evan, always going on about being eaten! What a joker!"
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#0035 Day 63
January 20, 2003 |
On the way to Seward and back when I wasn't helping Stan by staring at the road and willing the car to stay on it...
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#0034 Day 61
January 18, 2003 |
Today, Stan and I drove to Seward to watch people throw themselves into the ocean....
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#0033 Day 58
January 15, 2003 |
Today, we moved. "We" as in the 20+ people on the project team moved from the main building...
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#0032 Day 55
January 12, 2003 |
I was re-reading Wednesday's entry, and realized that I had wanted to note the sunset time...
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#0031 Day 51
January 8, 2003 |
I'm sick. Flu. I thought I had made it safely past the holidays, including four plane flights....
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#0030 Day 48
January 5, 2003 |
When one walks around outside in Anchorage, you're supposed to watch for animals. I forget to look....
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#0029 Day 46
January 3, 2003 |
Many years ago, I first saw a car with an electric plug hanging from the front grill...
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#0028 Day 44
January 1, 2003 |
I have returned. Anchorage is the way I left it, but colder...
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#0027 Day 29
December 17, 2002 |
The day before I flew home, the Anchorage high temperature was in the low 20s, with light snow...
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#0026 Day 26
December 14, 2002 |
Here's Part II...
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#0025 Day 26
December 14, 2002 |
What a day! There's way too much to tell in just one entry. So here's Part I...
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#0024 Day 23
December 11, 2002 |
SNOW! We have SNOW! My grace period is over, the weather has reverted to local standard...
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#0023 Day 19
December 7, 2002 |
Yes, I missed a few days. Not because I didn't have interesting things to say...
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#0022 Day 15
December 3, 2002 |
Had sort of a Dilbert meeting (I know, more "Dilbert" references!)...
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#0021 Day 14
December 2, 2002 |
I drive a car with spiked tires. That is so cool!
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#0020 Day 13
December 1, 2002 |
I went to see "Somewhere In Between", a world-premiere play at University of Alaska...
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#0019 Day 12
November 30, 2002 |
We're having problems with Mr. Cable Modem. He only works about half the time...
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#0018 Day 11
November 29, 2002 |
So. What's there to do in Alaska on the Friday after Thanksgiving?
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#0017 Day 10
November 28, 2002 |
Happy Thanksgiving! I spent the morning working on this web log....
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#0016 Day 9
November 27, 2002 |
I head out the door this morning to drizzly rain....
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#0015 Day 8
November 26, 2002 |
Three highlights for the day....
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#0014 Day 7
November 25, 2002 |
First workday commute from new place. The drive was DRY. I guess I was wrong....
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#0013 Day 6
November 24, 2002 |
First, I took my life into my hands by going for a swim 28½ minutes after eating breakfast....
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#0012 Day 5
November 23, 2002 |
I have to apologize to the snow-loving citizens of Anchorage and surrounding areas....
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#0011 Day 4
November 22, 2002 |
MOOSE! I SAW A MOOSE! THEY'RE REAL!
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#0010 Day 3
November 21, 2002 |
It's starting to feel routine. Wake up, shower, dress, breakfast, commute, work...
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#0009 Day 2
November 20, 2002 |
The roads were clearer this morning, but still mucked. I suspect that they'll be like this from now until June....
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#0008 Day 1
November 19, 2002 |
While I slept the restless sleep of someone near an airport's flight path, it snowed....
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#0007 Day 0
November 18, 2002 |
What a day! I woke up at 4:00am to be ready to head to the airport at 4:30....
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#0006 Day -4
November 14, 2002 |
I hope this is not indicative of how things are going to be on this journey....
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#0005 Day -6
November 12, 2002 |
Had coffee with Tim, mostly just to talk. I confessed to pre-travel anxiety...
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#0004 Day -7
November 11, 2002 |
Barely thought about Alaska yesterday. I spent much of the day preparing Jocelyn's boxes for shipping...
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#0003 Day -9
November 9, 2002 |
Made a huge list of things to do before I go. Cancel the newspaper. Suspend my cell phone service...
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#0002 Day -10
November 8, 2002 |
Talked with Tim today. Tim is the president, CEO, and admin assistant for WISDOM Consulting...
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#0001 Day -11
November 7, 2002 |
Today I got "The Call." It wasn't a complete surprise. There had been talk, but there was talk last July...
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